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I'd like to say I was trying a tip stab on the ice at lake Nokomis but NO, I left the kite hooked up while I took my dog back to the truck for a warm up and, well, you know the rest... JOY RIDE and WHAPPP.

Lesson learned.

Anyway, the nock sheared of at the end of the l.e. but didn't damage the rod. I found the nock online but don't know how to do the repair. There is still something inside the rod.

As usual, the fine community of folks here have come to the rescue! Donation to the cause sent...

Hmm if its the arrow nock type used for archery as well then its a simple matter of using a rod through the open end of the rod to tap out the nock. If its an HQ split nock then it will be a piece of 2400 stuck in there and the process is the same but if its glued you will want to heat the end of the rod to help break the glue bond when you tap.

I found a reference on an old forum thread here and it lists afc .196 for the wings which I assume is the l.e.So that suggests an .196 apex nock on the original style. Are rounded styles less prone to breaking off at the end? I hope I don't seem too dense here, my brain works in mysterious ways...

I found a reference on an old forum thread here and it lists afc .196 for the wings which I assume is the l.e.So that suggests an .196 apex nock on the original style. Are rounded styles less prone to breaking off at the end? I hope I don't seem too dense here, my brain works in mysterious ways...

Depends on the set up. Some had apex nocks, some arrow nocks, some HQ split. THen some had straight LE, some Tapered skyshark. Others dynamic or aerostuff. All depended on when it was built or who modded it. Apex nocks are just older style arrow nocks that were thicker in the teeth and needed an insert in the rod to use. PRism used them on the Lix for a while and IIRC they would always break off the insert (Aluminum piece)

I bought this from the original owners who were avid flyers and I would have full confidence that it is a genuine model. I don't have a means to measure the rods but they are all strait with the l.e. rods ferruled by aluminum with shrink tubing reinforcement at the ferrule. I'll get a pic up later today if I can.

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